Applications and Benefits of the Internet in Modern Society
The internet is a network of networks connecting millions of computers worldwide, enabling various services such as email, file transfer, the World Wide Web (WWW), online communication, product promotion, customer support, online shopping, real-time updates, and research. It facilitates global communication, information sharing, and commerce, making it an indispensable tool in today's interconnected world.
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SGGSJ GOVT.COLLEGE INTERNET AND ITS APPLICATIONS (BCA / PGDCA)
INTERNET Internet is a network of networks. Millions of computer all over the world are connected through the internet. Computer users on the internet can contact with one another anywhere in the world. If a computer is connected to the internet, one can connect to millions of computers. It is very much similar to the telephone connection where one can talk with any person anywhere in the world.
SERVICES OF INTERNET E-mail: Sending and receiving mail electronically. File Transfer: Transferring files from one computer to another. 3. WWW (World Wide Web): Retrieving information residing on the internet servers in the form of websites. Chat: Exchanging views or communicating information instantly.
APPLICATIONS OF INTERNET 1) On-line communication: Computer users around the world use the E-mail services to communicate with each other extensively. 2) Feedback about products: Commercial organizations are also using the internet to gather information about the satisfaction of existing products and market opportunities of new products. This is usually accomplished by putting up an interactive survey application by the organization on a WWW site on the Internet. 3) Product promotion: Several commercial organizations are effectively using the internet services for promoting their products by the use of different social networks.
APPLICATIONS OF INTERNET 4) Customer Support Service: Many organizations are also using the internet to provide timely customer support. 5) On-line shopping: The Internet has also facilitated the introduction of a new market concept, which consists of virtual shops. These shops remain open 24 hrs all the year round and are accessible to make purchase all around the world. 6) On-line journals and magazines: There are many WWW sites on the internet, which consists of an electronic version of many journals and magazines.
APPLICATIONS OF INTERNET 7) Real-time updates: It helps to provide news and other happenings that may be on-going in different parts of the word but with the use of the internet, we come to know about the real-time updates in every field be it in business, sports, finance, politics, entertainment and others very easily. Many time the decisions are taken on the real-time updates that are happening in the various parts of the world and for this, the internet is very essential and helpful. 8) Research: In order to do research, we need to go through hundreds of books as well as the references and that was one of the most difficult jobs to do earlier. Since, the internet came into life, everything is available in just a click. The user just has to search for the concerned topic and will get hundreds of references that may be beneficial for the research and since, the internet is here to make research activity easy and hence, public user can take a large amount benefit from the research work that have been done.
ADVANTAGES Faster, cheaper and easier medium of communication. Information sharing and browsing. File transferring facility. Reach to the worldwide viewers. Effective, easier, faster and cheaper promotion of product or service. Better customer support and customer relationship management (CRM)
DISADVANTAGES It is the most common medium for spreading malicious software like virus, worm, etc. It has increased piracy. Pornography (uploading, publishing, viewing sexual contents in the form of text, image, audio and video). Stealing, modifying or destructing data. Piracy of software, audio, video or other intellectual contents. Hacking of organizational system, website, database etc.
